First Private Uni by April 2011 - SB

The first private university under the direction of the Government will be opened by April, 2011, Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake told Ada Derana today. Private universities from approximately 26 countries have already begun discussions and 15 of those countries have given positive responses, he added.

The universities that open in April next year might most probably be from either Australia or India, S.B. Dissanayake stated.